Squad looks to gain steam in a meet close to home before heading to the C-USA Championships

Rush's Career Best Performances

Event

Time (Date)

100 Meter

11.01 (4/14/12)

200 Meter

22.00 (4/6/13)

2012-13 (Sophomore)

Outdoor Track and Field: Posted results in nine regular season meets, as well as the Conference USA Outdoor Championships...competed in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, the 4 x 100 meter relay, the 4 x 400 meter relay and the sprint medley...held the top two 200 meter dash performances on the team during the season: a personal best 22.00 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6) and an SLU Lion Invitational (4/19) performance of 22.31...notched a season high in the 100 meter dash of 11.06 at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/11)...also notched two 11.07 performances at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6) and the Samford Invitational (4/27)...was on the top five 4 x 100 meter relay teams, including the squad that finished with a season best 41.82 performance at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/12) for a fourth place finish...competed once in the 4 x 400 meter relay team, notching a time of 3:20.94 at the Samford Invitational (4/27)...also was on one sprint medley team, posting a time of 3:27.49 at the LSU Relays (3/22)...came to the track team after wrapping up his spring football duties.

2011-12 (Freshman)

Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in five of the team's eight meets...ran the 100 and 200 meter events...ranked second on the team in both events...held the team's second fastest time in the 100 meter and four of the top eight times...held the second and third fastest times in the 200 meter and four of the top seven times on the team...ran a season-best time of 11.01 over 100 meters and 22.58 over 200 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14)...ran 11.21 for 100 meters and 22.60 for 200 meters at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28)...covered 100 meters in 11.32 and 200 meters in 22.91 at the Lion Invitational (4/20)...competed in the 100 meter event at the Conference USA Championships (5/12) and ran 11.43 in the prelims... also competed in the 200 meter at the Jaguar Invitational (3/31) with a time of 22.62.

Was a member of the Tulane 3.0 Club.

About Xavier Rush

Personal: Born Xavier J. Rush on Dec. 30, 1992, in Sillwater, Okla...son of Charles and Pamela Rush...has one brother, Jamian, and one sister, Bonnae.

The mission of the Tulane University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to support the university's purpose of enriching the capacity to think, learn, act, and lead with integrity and wisdom. This is ensured by providing our student-athletes and staff with opportunities for competitive success and personal growth within the context of sportsmanship, teamwork, and integrity.